A few minutes later, Tina comes out the door with three men. They get into a new Cadillac and drive away. I follow the Caddy to MacArthur Boulevard. I...t's probably the worst neighborhood in Oakland. The car turns into a gated apartment building. I can't follow them in, so I park on the street. I watch the three guys walk my wife into an apartment.Somewhere on the drive, Tina's dress was removed. She's nude now, except for her shoes. Soon the lights go out in the apartment. I memorize the number. As we move away you moan slightly, simply stating “nice”. We walk across the parking lot to the movie theatre with our arms around each other.We work our way through the line, whenever we stop you pull me to you and we just stand cuddled up. Whenever I look at you, you lean towards me kissing me gently on the lips. We get our popcorn and pop and find our sets I talk you into getting sets near the back. When we sit down you put your arm around me and I snuggle into you. The movie starts and. Maybe your thing is crazy experimentation that will not only hurt you, but her in the process. Ever think of that?”I felt like she just slapped me. “She’s a big girl, too, you know.”“Look, just go out with a guy. Any guy. Remember what it feels like. It’s been a year, Elizabeth!”“I went out with Robert the other night and—”“You hardly gave him a chance.” Jacqueline leaned against my desk. “I just think you need to experiment with what you know before you experiment with what you don’t. Like, do. Paul could write an encyclopedia full of the love he has for us. I know I could too, if I had the gift of being able to write. I had a very rough time before he disappeared and after he came back, as you know. Do you know of anyone who would have taken a person back into their life after the shit I pulled?”“And after what I went through, most men would have cut me off and walked away, no questions asked, but instead he saved my life.”“What?”“I never told Blossom about you Lynn.” I said.“Oh!.
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